Events Archive

Neil Balmforth The University of British Columbia Vancouver, B.C Skipping, Sloshing and Washboards In this talk I will describe recent results on the modelling of how the collision of an object with a moving, deformable surface can generate an apparent ``super-elastic'' bounce. The phenomenon allows towed paddles to skip continually at high speed over water (demanding an extension of models of skipping stones) and to ``washboard'' layers of sand or mud with only a single passage over that substrate (in contrast to the conventional explanation for washboard roads).

Do you want to learn about exciting energy-related science and policy research? Come to Brown Energy Initiative’s Energy Science and Technology Seminar today (Friday, April 19) at noon in Barus and Holley 751! Juris Kalejs of American Capital Energy will be speaking about “Sustainability Technologies for the 21st Century”. The talks are meant to be accessible to all (not highly technical), informal, and interactive. Feel free to bring your lunch and your energy!

96 Waterman Street Are you interested in using programming or simulations in your science courses? Come to this brown bag discussion led by Professor Thomas Serre (CLPS) to learn about how he is integrating MATLAB into courses containing students with diverse backgrounds in cognitive science, linguistics, neuroscience, psychology and computer science. He will discuss how he introduces MATLAB through classroom demos, live experiments and homework assignments. Please register to reserve a place.

Prof. John A. Rogers Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Biology is soft, curvilinear and transient; modern silicon technology is rigid, planar and everlasting. Electronic systems that eliminate this profound mismatch in proper- ties will lead to new types of devices, capable of integrating non-invasively with thebody, providing function over some useful period of time, and then dissolving into surrounding biofluids. Recent work establishes a complete set of materials, mechanics designs and manufacturing approaches that enable these features in a class of electronics with performance comparable to that of conventional wafer-based technologies. This talk summarizes the key ideas through demonstrations in skin- mounted ‘epidermal’ monitors, advanced surgical tools and bioresorbable electronic bacteriocides.

The Events Office, in conjunction with the Corporation Office, will be running Commencement Information Sessions. The sessions are designed to give graduates a full rundown about what to expect on Commencement & Reunion Weekend - everything from where and when to line up for the Procession, what Baccalaureate is, how to register for handicapped parking, and what to tell your guests to wear for various activities. There will be a total of five sessions offered on Wednesday, April 10 (at 2 PM, 3:30 PM, and 5 PM) and Thursday, April 11 (at 3:30 PM and 5 PM).

This workshop explores how faculty are using simulations, data and visualizations to provide avenues of deeper engagement for their students. Participants will brainstorm topics in their own disciplines where technology might provide innovative solutions or create new avenues for student engagement. Please register to reserve a place.

Water is a paradox: it is essential to life, but in large amounts, brings certain death. In this presentation, we embark on a visual journey through the fascinating ways animals have evolved to cope with life on a watery planet.

"Environmental Law for Scientists: Overview and Opportunities," presented by Lawrence Schnapf, Founder of Schnapf LLC, Professor of Environmental Law at New York Law School Environmental laws can impose strict and joint liability for cleanup of contaminated property on a full range of parties including past and current property owners, tenants, property managers, lenders, parent or successor corporations and others who have the right to possess or occupy property. While the laws are three decades old, their narrative continues to evolve. For example, though these laws were intended to be comprehensive in scope, there are many regulatory gaps that might not cover certain types of contamination.

Evan Hohlfeld, Department of Physics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Examples of short wavelength instabilities at fluid interfaces include the the Kelvin-Hemholtz and Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities. Soft solids interfaces also have a variety of short wavelength instabilities, but these instabilities turn out to be deeply subcritical. For example, the nucleation and growth of sharply creased folds---sulci---at an elastomer interface is controlled by a hidden non-linear critical point.

Science Communication Series, Spring 2013, John Long, Professor of Biology and Chair of Biology, Vassar College Biologist and robotics expert John Long examines what evolving robots can teach us about the history of life and the future of technology.

Joseph P. Masco, "Engineered Worlds: Terraforming and the Future of STS" Thursday, March 14, 4:30pm, Wilson 101 This talk considers the role of science and technology studies in understanding human ...

Born in Australia, Mr. Fuller graduated with a degree in engineering from Melbourne University and was employed by IBM. He lworked in the rainforests of Brazil with the United Nations Environmental ...

This course covers practices, policy and regulations concerning the management of all Brown-held equipment. Attendees will develop a better understanding of Brown purchasing and inventory practices ...

"Assessing the Public Health Import of Children’s Exposures to Environmental Chemicals: An Alternative Approach to Risk Assessment," presented by Dr. David C. Bellinger, Dept. of Environmental Health ...

(LIFE/PHYSICAL SCIENCES) Join us for another speaker from our Graduate Alumni Career Series! Emily Lakdawalla will be Skyping in. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in geology from Amherst College ...

This interactive seminar designed for grad students and postdocs facilitated by Kathleen Hess (Chemistry) and John Stein (Neuroscience) will address how to design laboratory courses to enhance science ...